The New York Botanic Garden has been offering a series of webinars. They've brought together presentations on topics ranging from climate change to plant extinctions. Here's the link to the listing of all their past webinars -- https://www.nybg.org/plant-research-and-conservation/news-events/science-conservation-humanities-seminars/
The most recent was Barbara Thiers' examination of the value of herbaria: Herbaria: Collectively Saving Plant and Fungal Biodiversity. Besides discussing the history of herbaria, Dr. Thiers had a number of botanical anecdotes dealing with under-appreciated plant collectors.
My favorite, Jeanne Baret, came up. She was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe and as a docent at the Albuquerque Botanic Garden, I always relate the story to tour groups.
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